Community Health Workers for Public Health Response and Resilient

 

To scale up Community Health Worker (CHW) activities across the nation related to public health response efforts in those communities hit hardest by an outbreak and among populations that are at high risk for exposure, infection, and poorer health outcomes (priority populations). Emphasis and or focus areas are the: 1) Training Community Health Workers to ensure comprehensive acquisition and reinforcement of relevant knowledge, roles, and skills in support of a public health response to manage outbreaks and community spread; 2) Deploying Community Health Workers to support the public health response to manage outbreaks among priority populations within communities; 3) Engaging Community Health Workers to help build and strengthen community resilience to mitigate the impact of an outbreak by improving the overall health of priority populations within communities.

Active 93.495 Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services B - Project Grants Not applicable. Public Health Service Act, as amended, Section 301(a) and Section 317K, 42 U.S.C. 241(a); Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") Public Law 116-136 Public Health Service Act 42 U.S.C. 301(a) Eligibility applicants include: State government health departments; local governments (including city, county, and district health departments); Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Urban Indian Health Programs; Government Organizations: State (includes the District of Columbia), Territorial governments or their bona fide agents in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized) Applicants, through full and open competition, must be a bona fide agency of a state, locality, territory or tribe, including, but not limited to, health departments. Not applicable. Any required credentials and/or documentation will be identified in the specific Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for this Assistance Listing. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. After review and approval, a Notice of Award (NoA) will be prepared and processed, along with appropriate notification to the public. Initial awards provide funds for the first budget period (usually 12 months) and the NoA will indicate support recommended for the remainder of the project period, allocation of Federal funds by budget categories, award requirements, and special conditions, if any. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 60 to 90 days. Applicants must download application forms from www.Grants.gov Not applicable. From 120 to 180 days. Project period of performance is 1 to 5 years. After initial awards, and subject to availability of funds, projects may be continued non-competitively contingent upon satisfactory progress by the recipient (as documented in required reports) and the determination that continued funding is in the best interest of the Federal government. Applications will be evaluated on the review criteria described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcements (NOFOs). In general, the review and selection process of complete and responsive applications to the NOFO consists of determination of the scientific and technical merit by objective or peer review, availability of funds, and relevance of program priorities and the priorities of CDC. An objective review panel will evaluate complete applications on the following criteria: 1. Approach, 2. Evaluation and Performance Measurement, 3. Applicant's Organizational Capacity to Implement the Approach, and 4. Budget. Recipients may develop, implement, and evaluate the following potential activities linked to COVID-19 response activities: 1) Train Community Health Workers to ensure comprehensive acquisition and reinforcement of relevant knowledge, roles, and skills to support the COVID-19 public health response to manage outbreaks and community spread. 2) Deploy Community Health Workers to support the COVID-19 public health response to manage outbreaks and spread of COVID-19 among priority populations within communities. 3) Engage Community Health Workers to help build and strengthen community resilience to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 by improving the overall health of priority populations within communities. Performance Reports: Annual Federal Financial Reports (FFR) and performance/progress reports are required. Final FFRs and performance reports are required. Other reporting may be required and will be outlined in the NOFO or the Notice of Award. Not applicable. In accordance with 2 CFR ?200, as codified in 45 CFR ?75, there is a 3-year record retention requirement; records shall be retained beyond the 3-year period if final audit has not been done or findings resolved. Property records must be retained in accordance with HHS Grants Policy Statement requirements. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Financial assistance is provided for a 12-month budget period with a period of performance of up to five years subject to the availability of funds and satisfactory progress of the recipient. Notice of Award. None/Not specified. Sheryl Heard
4770Buford Hwy, NE, NCCDPHP
Atlanta, GA 30341 US
slh3@cdc.gov
Phone: 7704882855 75-0943-0-1-551 (Cooperative Agreements) FY 22$124,670,970.00; FY 23 est $134,869,620.00; FY 24 est $134,869,620.00; FY 21$121,720,199.00; FY 20 Estimate Not Available FY 19 Estimate Not Available - These grants will range from $350,000 - $3 million depending on the size and scope of activity. The range of funds is broad to accommodate a varied number of organizations based on capacity. Not applicable. Not applicable.